Description

FIN $3220$ Coding Assignment #$1$

Write code that explores various data types and basic logical tasks in Python.

Requirements

$1.$ Numbers

Create an integer

Create a float

Assign the value $15\mathrm{.}0$ to a variable and force Python to interpret it as an integer rather than as a float

Experiment with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers $2.$ Strings $(5\%)$

$$ Create a string

$$ Determine the length of the string, meaning how many characters are in the string $$ Print the fifth character in the string

$$ Add new text to the end of the string

$$ Create a new variable with a portion of the original string

$3.$ Booleans

Create a boolean variable with the value $$True$$

Write a simple if statement that performs a block of code if the variable is $$True$$

Change the variable to $$False$$

Write a simple if statement that performs a block of code if the variable is $$False$$

Attempt to add two boolean variables together, use different combinations of $$True$$ and $$False$,$ describe the result

$4.$ Lists

Create a list with five items

Print the third item in the list

Add a new item to the list

Use a for loop and print each item in the list

Remove the third item from the list and use a for loop to print the items that remain

Change the first item in the list to a new entry

$5.$ Dictionaries

$$ Research the dictionary data type in Python

$$ Create a new dictionary

$$ Print an item from the dictionary using its key

$1$

$$ Change the value associated with a key

$$ Add a new item to the dictionary

$$ Show using code if the dictionary is iterable

$6.$ If Statement

$$ Write an if statement that checks whether or not a numerical grade is an $$A$.$

$$ If the grade is an $$A$$ then print a statement indicating that it is$.$

$7.$ Else If Statements

$$ Write an else if statement that checks a numerical grade against a letter grading scale. $$ The else if statement should print the proper grade.

$8.$ For Loop

$$ Create a list of numerical grades that contains at least five values.

$$ Loop over the values in the list and feed each value into the else if statement from part $2.9.$ Function Write code that explores various data types and basic logical tasks in Python.

Requirements

Number

Create an integer

Create a float

Assign the value $"15\mathrm{.}0"$ to a variable and force Python to interpret it as an integer rather than

as a float

Experiment with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers

Strings

Create a string

Determine the length of the string, meaning how many characters are in the string

Print the fifth character in the string

Add new text to the end of the string

Create a new variable with a portion of the original string

Booleans $(070)$

Create a boolean variable with the value "True"

Write a simple if statement that performs a block of code if the variable is "True"

Change the variable to "False"

Write a simple if statement that performs a block of code if the variable is "False"

Attempt to add two boolean variables together, use different combinations of "True" and "False",

describe the result

Lists aro

Create a list with five items

Print the third item in the list

Add a new item to the list

Use a for loop and print each item in the list

Remove the third item from the list and use a for loop to print the items that remain

Change the first item in the list to a new entry

Dictionaries $(10\%)$

Research the dictionary data type in Python

Create a new dictionary

Print an item from the dictionary using its key

Change the value associated with a key

Add a new item to the dictionary

Show using code if the dictionary is iterable

If Statemen$-10\%)$

Write an if statement that checks whether or not a numerical grade is an $"$A$".$

If the grade is an $"$A$"$ then print a statement indicating that it is$.$

Else If Statement

Write an else if statement that checks a numerical grade against a letter grading scale.

The else if statement should print the proper grade.

For Loop$($zurv$)$

Create a list of numerical grades that contains at least five values.

Loop over the values in the list and feed each value into the else if statement from part $2.$

Function

Build a function that accepts a list of numerical grades as an input, checks each numerical grade

to determine its letter grade equivalent, and returns a list of letter grades.

Build a function that accepts a list of numerical grades as an input, checks each numerical grade to determine its letter grade equivalent, and returns a list of letter grades.

Provide code that tests this function against a list of numerical grades.